Public Education Council

The Public Education Council improves the quality of resources the Foundation provides. The Council serves to develop, review and oversee the educational materials and programs the Foundation provides.

Free Patient Education Materials

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Summer UHe Highlights

Here is some hard truth about Kidney Stones. There are several types of kidney stones. All of them can be painful. But how you treat them and prevent new ones from forming depends on the type of stone you have.

Lifestyle Tips For Good Urologic Health

You can get on track for good urologic health with better eating habits and small changes to your lifestyle. Read our Living Healthy section to find healthy recipes and fitness tips to manage and prevent urologic conditions.

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

By: Urology Care Foundation
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Posted on: 01 Sep 2015

While prostate cancer education is vital year round, the month of September is named as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. It's a time of year when people, health care experts and caregivers make an extra effort to raise awareness about prostate cancer and educate those at risk.

As stated by the American Cancer Society, about 1 in 8 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer; but, did you know 1 in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer?

This means more men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer than women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. And for men, those numbers jump to:

1 in 5 if you're African-American

1 in 3 if you have a family history of Prostate Cancer

Most are not familiar with where a prostate is, or what it does. In fact, many middle-aged American men don't know they have one. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among men, and there are often no symptoms. About 220,800 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed this year and just shy of 28,000 will die in 2015 from the disease.

Our Know Your Stats® campaign encourages men to know their prostate cancer risk and talk to their doctor about whether prostate cancer testing is right for them.

There are nearly 3 million men in the U.S. who count themselves as prostate cancer survivors. If you know of a friend or family member who is at risk for prostate cancer, encourage them to visit KnowYourStats.org today to learn more about their prostate health.